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Apprenticeships– what’s stoppingyou?

Thinkyou’retoo oldfor an apprenticeship or that you don’thave theexperiencetostart one? Or maybe, you’rejustnot sure which apprenticeship to choose or howto applyfor roles?

If you’refacingany of thesecareer obstacles, don’tlet this stop you.Anapprenticeshipfuturecan be yours andWalsall Collegecan guideyou throughyourjourney

AGEVSEXPERIENCE

An apprenticeship cansuitanyone,fromasixth former taking their firststepontothe career laddertoa45-year-old whoisseeking a career change duetothe pandemic

Thesamegoesifyou areaYear 11 studentabout to leaveschool. Or you’resomeone coming back into workafteracareerbreak

If there’sanindustryorjob that hascaughtyoureye,but you haven’t workedin it before or you’ve hadlimitedworkexperienceuntil now, then don’truleout an apprenticeship

Samantha Munday’s dreamrole of workingwithchildrenand young peoplewithspecial educationneeds anddisabilities (SEND) became possible throughaTeachingAssistant Apprenticeship

Thephotography graduate joined Aldridge School,completed aLevel

2Supported Teaching andLearningqualification,isnow studying Level3and remainspassionate abouthelping students fulfiltheir potential.

“I take prideinseeingthe stu- dentsIworkwithgainconfidencein theirabilities andachieve academically; especially when they make it through theirGCSEs andgoonto sixthform,”saidSamantha.

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